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Holiday Inn Express TRAFFORDCITY By IHG

Google (1858) 4.4
Tripadvisor (631) 4.2
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Visitors frequently praise the exceptionally friendly and helpful staff, often highlighting their willingness to go above and beyond. However, some guests found the beds to be uncomfortable with mattresses in need of replacement, and a few mentioned the water temperature in showers being difficult to adjust.

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2 Mercury Way, Trafford Park, Urmston, Stretford, Manchester M41 7PA, UK
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Phone
0161 567 9200
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Website
www.ihg.com

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About this place Holiday Inn Express TRAFFORDCITY By IHG

Holiday Inn Express Trafford City is a mainstream chain hotel on Mercury Way, by the Trafford Centre shopping mall in Greater Manchester. It is listed as gay-friendly, not as a gay venue, and averages 4.4 from more than 1,850 Google reviews. Rooms are contemporary and plain, with breakfast, parking and Wi-Fi included and a gym on site. The Trafford Park tram line runs into central Manchester, where Canal Street and the Gay Village are about 30 minutes away. It suits drivers, shoppers and visitors to events at Old Trafford or the nearby venues.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) Card payments accepted Walk-ins welcome Reservation required WiFi Year-round Gym Free breakfast

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4.4
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1,858 reviews

Based on 1,858 Google reviews.

Elisa and Alex Smith
Elisa and Alex Smith Jun 2026
★★★★★

We really enjoyed our stay here. Very much needed AC during a heatwave. Dimassi was happy and friendly face who we looked forward to seeing each morning. He was so attentive to our needs and did so with a smile! We’d definitely give him top ratings :)

Anirvan Sen
Anirvan Sen Jun 2026
★★★★★

Dimassi, Susan and the team were very welcoming and provided excellent service. There smile and politeness made the trip worthwhile. The hotel was well kept, water and plumbing system in my room was well maintained. The beds and room were clean and tidy. Overall it was a good experience

Pascal Guzzo
Pascal Guzzo Jun 2026
★★★★★

I had a great stay. Excellent service and great people. And thank you so much Dimassi Happy Monday 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭

Mykayla Stacey
Mykayla Stacey Jun 2026
★★★★★

we got here yesterday and everything has been great, we came down for breakfast and didn’t realise we was mean tot book but the lovely gentleman got everything sorted so we could still have our breakfast, thank you soo much for everything. Thank you fully to dimassi

Charlie Walton
Charlie Walton Jun 2026
★★★★★

excellent service i’ve had great members of staff including dimassi who was very helpful with sorting out my reservations and rooms was very clean and tidy and he was very welcoming with very good professionalism and will definitely be back again , Happy sunday!

Vin Gv
Vin Gv Jun 2026
★★★★★
Eillie Donaghey
Eillie Donaghey Jun 2026
★★★★★

Room was comfy 10/10 Breakfast was lovely, dimassi was so friendly and always smiling

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Last updated on 9 November 2026

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